 | | | Trees for Exposed Sites: Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) Like Hawthorn, Blackthorn is a fine traditional hedge plant, having needle like spines, but it is slow growing but suckers freely. Its habit makes it a fabulous refuge for small birds and mammals, who feast on its sloes, and a raft of moth and butterfly caterpillars feed on it. Among the lepidoptera for which it's a foodplant are the Brown Hairstreak, Small Tortoiseshell and Short-cloaked moth.
It is tough as old boots and tolerant of a wide range of conditions, including exposed sites. As a hedging plant lays well and forms a good stockproof - and people proof - barrier. Its prolific white flowers are an important nectar source in spring.
Blackthorn wood is hard and prized for walking sticks, but more useful are its sloes; sloe gin is the most delightful and simple alternative to Port.
Provenance certificates are available on request for these plants, which are from the Southwest of England.
Supplier : Perrie Hale Forest Nursery
50% of our profit on sales of Blackthorn trees is donated to The British Beekeepers' Assocation
| Size/Quantity | 1+ | 25+ | 500+ | | 40/60 cm | £1.00 | £0.55 | £0.35 | | 60/90 cm | £1.30 | £0.80 | £0.45 |
Prices include VAT and delivery to mainland UK. Orders over £100 qualify for a bulk discount.
See our planting and size guide for details and tips on planting. These trees are all bare root, and are consequently available for delivery from November until March ( please ask if you are interested in pot grown plants). During the lifting season there may be up to two week’s delay between placing the order and dispatching, due to weather conditions or pressure of orders, which are dealt with in date sequence. Orders placed between March and September are confirmed in September ready for dispatch from November.
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